Best Local Performing Artist

Lisa Otey

Readers Pick

Boy, does Tucson ever love Lisa Otey. She is a member of the Tucson Music Hall of Fame and the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame, and you voted her 2005 TAMMIES winner for Female Vocalist. Whether she's performing solo, with her band, as musical director for theater shows, or on a Caribbean cruise with the Desert Divas, Lisa has talent spanning the musical spectrum. Her jazzy ragtime piano flair would fit right in at your neighborhood speakeasy, and she can boogie your woogie like no one else. With a half-dozen albums and numerous musical projects, she's secured a place in the heart and soul of the Tucson music scene--and she hasn't even hit 40 yet, so the best is yet to come!